Where is the proof of that? Everything I've seen says they will use the October FIFA rankings to seed the teams and those rankings aren't out yet.
US never make it easy on themselves
Yet that is not posted on the UEFA or FIFA pageshttp://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...four-possible-playoff-opponents-36215256.html
Belfast times has it too, neither One is seeded. Republic are ranked 34 and the 6 counties are 20.